ICD10BillableValid for clinical use

ICD-10 Code O75.4: Other complications of obstetric surgery and procedures

O75.4 is a billable ICD-10 diagnosis code used to classify Other complications of obstetric surgery and procedures in medical records and claims. You may see this code in hospital records, discharge summaries, insurance claims, encounter documentation, referrals, or other healthcare billing and coding records. ICD-10 codes are diagnosis classification codes used in healthcare records, reporting, coding workflows, and billing support. This code sits within the broader ICD-10 area for Pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium (O00-O9A).

Reviewed by HealthAssure Clinical TeamUpdated 26 May 2026

What is this code?

ICD-10 codes are diagnosis classification codes used in healthcare records, reporting, coding workflows, and billing support. This code sits within the broader ICD-10 area for Pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium (O00-O9A).

When is it used?

  • May be used when a clinician documents other complications of obstetric surgery and procedures in a patient's medical record.
  • May appear in hospital records, claims, referrals, and clinical documentation.
  • This code can be used as a clinically usable diagnosis entry in standardized coding workflows.

What it does not mean

  • A code alone does not explain severity, treatment plan, or outcome.
  • A medical code should not be treated as a substitute for a doctor's diagnosis or advice.

Code hierarchy

chapter
15Pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium (O00-O9A)
block
O60-O77Complications of labor and delivery
category
O75Other complications of labor and delivery, not elsewhere classified
currentO75

Official coding notes

Inclusion terms
  • Cardiac arrest following obstetric surgery or procedures
  • Cardiac failure following obstetric surgery or procedures
  • Cerebral anoxia following obstetric surgery or procedures
  • Pulmonary edema following obstetric surgery or procedures
Applicable to
  • code to identify specific complication
Excludes2 (may code together if documented)
  • complications of anesthesia during labor and delivery (O74.-)
  • disruption of obstetrical (surgical) wound (O90.0-O90.1)
  • hematoma of obstetrical (surgical) wound (O90.2)
  • infection of obstetrical (surgical) wound (O86.0-)
Use additional code
  • code to identify specific complication

Where you may see this code

You may see this code in hospital records, discharge summaries, insurance claims, encounter documentation, referrals, or other healthcare billing and coding records.

Related specialists

ObstetricianGynecologist

Coding guidelines

Compatibility

Legacy and official ICD code match exactly.
Legacy codes
O75.4

Common synonyms

Other complications of obstetric surgery and procedures

Frequently asked questions

Code details

CodeO75.4
SystemICD10
Display nameOther complications of obstetric surgery and procedures
ChapterPregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium (O00-O9A)
BlockComplications of labor and delivery

Flags

BillableYes
Valid clinical useYes

Source

SourceICD-10
Version2026-annual
Releaseannual
Year2026

Index terms

Matched terms
Anoxia(pathological)Arrest, arrestedArrest, arrestedComplication(s) (from) (of)Complication(s) (from) (of)Failure, failed

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